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Recent Examples of stopgap
Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 June 2025
With Congress expected to slash federal aid soon, and with the latest state budget employing stopgap measures to comply with caps, that debate likely will resume soon.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
This stopgap measure was completed through personal efforts and with workers volunteering their time without pay.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
And is this a long-term fix or a stopgap to compensate for hardware trade-offs?
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Adjective
With 11 more appropriations bills to consider in the House, all dozen needing votes in the Senate, and a bipartisan, bicameral top-line agreement nowhere in sight, the prospect of Congress needing to pass a stopgap when the Sept. 30 deadline arrives is becoming more and more likely.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 June 2025
With Congress expected to slash federal aid soon, and with the latest state budget employing stopgap measures to comply with caps, that debate likely will resume soon.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
This stopgap measure was completed through personal efforts and with workers volunteering their time without pay.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
And is this a long-term fix or a stopgap to compensate for hardware trade-offs?
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopgap
Noun
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But what really rankles is the idea that these digital interlocutors are a plausible substitute for real friends or family.—
Paul Bloom,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The call is for more person-to-person clienteling, which can be aided by AI, yet AI is no substitute for the personal connection.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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If their current cash cow model is under threat, new ones should be developed as a backup.—
Zain Jaffer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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After beginning his career as a starter with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Winston's move to the New Orleans Saints in 2020 was the start of his journey as a backup.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Until now, iPad users had to rely on WhatsApp Web to run the messaging service on their tablets, which is a make-do solution that lacks the full suite of features.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Stopgap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopgap. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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